Case 5:14-cv-00665-F Document 259 Filed 10/16/15 Page 1 of 5

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN
DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
RICHARD GLOSSIP, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
KEVIN J. GROSS, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. CIV-14-665-F
Joint Stipulation for Administrative
Closing of Case

PLAINTIFFS Richard E. Glossip, James A. Coddington, Benjamin R. Cole by
and through his next friend Robert S. Jackson, Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, Nicholas
A. Davis, Richard S. Fairchild, John M. Grant, Wendell A. Grissom, Marlon D.
Harmon, Raymond E. Johnson, Emmanuel A. Littlejohn, James D. Pavatt,
Kendrick A. Simpson, Kevin R. Underwood, Brenda E. Andrew, Shelton D.
Jackson, Phillip D. Hancock, Julius D. Jones, Alfred B. Mitchell, and Tremane
Wood (“Plaintiffs”) and DEFENDANTS Kevin J. Gross, Michael W. Roach, John
T. Holder, Gene Haynes, Frazier Henke, Irma J. Newburn, JAMES M. Tilly,
Members of the Oklahoma Board of Corrections; Robert C. Patton, Director of the
Oklahoma Department of Corrections; Anita K. Trammell, Warden Oklahoma
State Penitentiary; Edward Evans, Associate Director of Field Operations; David
Parker, Division Manager of East Institutions; Greg Williams, Division Manager
of West Institutions; and H-unit Section Chief, IV Team Leader and IV Team
Members #1-10, Special Operations Team Leader and Special Operations Team
Members #1-10, whose identities are unknown, in their official capacities as
Employees, Contractors and/or Agents of the Oklahoma Department of
Corrections (“Defendants”) hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

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WHEREAS, there is active and ongoing litigation between Plaintiffs and
Defendants pending in this Court;
WHEREAS, the State of Oklahoma asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal
Appeals to indefinitely stay the executions of Richard Glossip, Benjamin Cole, and
John Marion Grant (Doc. Nos. 250, 250-1); and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal
Appeals finding good cause stayed each execution indefinitely (Doc. Nos. 251,
251-1);
WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiffs and counsel for Defendants have met and
conferred by telephone to discuss the continuing litigation in this matter and other
related issues;
WHEREAS, this matter should be administratively closed for an indefinite
period consistent with the practice in this Court, see, e.g., Hunter v. Keith, No. 10cv-320F, 2010 WL 3960011, at *2 (W.D. Okla. Sept. 7, 2010), report and
recommendation adopted, No. 10-cv-0320F, 2010 WL 3960770 (W.D. Okla. Oct.
8, 2010);
WHEREAS, it would be in the interests of judicial economy and comity for the
Oklahoma Attorney General not to seek an execution date from the Oklahoma
Court of Criminal Appeals for any of the Plaintiffs or any other condemned
prisoners until after counsel for Plaintiffs are provided the following:
(a)

notice that investigations, known to the Office of the Attorney
General, by any local, state, or federal authorities related to execution
procedures of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections have been
conducted;

(b)

the results, to the extent they are public, of the investigations
referenced above in (a);

(c)

notice and copies of amendments, if any, to “Execution of Offenders
Sentenced to Death,” OP-040301, effective date June 30, 2015
(“Protocol”); and
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(d)

notice that the Oklahoma Department of Corrections will be able to
comply with the express terms of the Protocol;

WHEREAS, the Oklahoma Attorney General will not seek an execution date
until at least 150 days after Plaintiffs are provided the information described in (a),
(b), (c) and (d) above.
WHEREAS, upon being provided the information described in (a), (b), (c) and
(d) above, Plaintiffs will have fourteen days to move to reopen the present action.
If Plaintiffs fail to timely comply with these requirements, the Court will dismiss
the action without prejudice;
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs will have thirty days after moving to reopen this action
to amend the Second Amended Complaint (Doc. Nos. 214, 215); and
WHEREAS, Defendants agree not to assert any defenses concerning
exhaustion of administrative remedies, statute of limitations, or laches.
IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED AND AGREED that:
1.

This action should be administratively closed for an indefinite period
of time.

2.

It would be in the interests of judicial economy and comity for the
Oklahoma Attorney General not to seek an execution date from the
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals for any of the Plaintiffs or any
other condemned prisoners until after counsel for Plaintiffs are
provided the following:
(a)

notice that investigations, known to the Office of the Attorney

General, by any local, state, or federal authorities related to execution
procedures of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections have been
conducted;
(b)

the results, to the extent they are public, of the investigations

referenced above in (a);
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(c)

notice and copies of amendments, if any, to “Execution of

Offenders Sentenced to Death,” OP-040301, effective date June 30,
2015 (“Protocol”); and
(d)

notice that the Oklahoma Department of Corrections will be

able to comply with the express terms of the Protocol.
3.

The Oklahoma Attorney General will not seek an execution date until
at least 150 days after Plaintiffs are provided the information
described in (a), (b), (c) and (d) above.

4.

Upon being provided the information described in (a), (b), (c) and (d)
above, Plaintiffs will have fourteen days to move to reopen the present
action. If Plaintiffs fail to timely comply with these requirements, the
Court will dismiss the action without prejudice.

5.

Plaintiffs will have thirty days after moving to reopen this action to
amend the Second Amended Complaint (Doc. Nos. 214, 215).

6.

Defendants agree not to assert any defenses concerning exhaustion of
administrative remedies, statute of limitations, or laches.

7.

Plaintiffs and Defendants request the Court to enter the attached
proposed order to administratively close this case.

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Respectfully submitted this 16th day of October, 2015.

Counsel for Plaintiffs
s/ Patti P. Ghezzi*
Patti P. Ghezzi, OBA #6875
Randy A. Bauman, OBA #610
Office of the Federal Public Defender
215 Dean A. McGee Ave.
Suite 707
Oklahoma City, 73102
Telephone: 405 609 5975
Facsimile: 405 609 5976
Email: patti_ghezzi@fd.org
Email: randy_bauman@fd.org
s/ Robin C. Konrad
Dale A. Baich, Ohio Bar #0025070
Robin C. Konrad, Ala. Bar #2194-N76K
Office of the Federal Public Defender
850 W. Adams St.
Suite 201
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: 602 382 2816
Facsimile: 602 889 3960
Email: dale_baich@fd.org
Email: robin_konrad@fd.org
*Signed by Filing Attorney with Permission

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Counsel for Defendants
s/ John D. Hadden*
John D. Hadden
Aaron J. Stewart
Jeb J. Joseph
Assistant Attorneys General
Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office
Litigation Division
313 NE 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Telephone: (405) 521-3921
Facsimile: (405) 521-4518
Email: john.hadden@oag.ok.gov
Email: jeb.joseph@oag.ok.gov
Email: aaron.stewart@oag.ok.gov